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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1) and the No. 10 Houston Cougars (1-1) meet Wednesday at Fertitta Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Louisiana vs. Houston odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Ragin’ Cajuns were tripped up 70-66 in the opener against the Kent State Golden Flashes as a 1.5-point underdog while the Under (144.5) cashed. Louisiana bounced back with an 82-65 win over Texas-Dallas, a lower-level team, in a game with no spread or total.
The Cougars spanked the Jackson State Tigers 97-40 in the opener as a 36-point favorite. Houston lost 74-69 Saturday to the No. 4 Auburn Tigers on a neutral floor as a 5.5-point favorite while the Over (141.5) cashed for a second straight outing. Houston had 5 players go for double digits against Auburn, including 13 points from L.J. Cryer, although he was just 5-of-14.
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Louisiana at Houston odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 6:52 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Louisiana +4000 (bet $100 to win $4,000) | Houston -50000 (bet $50,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Louisiana +28.5 (-104) | Houston -28.5 (-118)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Louisiana at Houston picks and predictions
Prediction
Houston 84, Louisiana 53
Moneyline
Houston (-50000) will cost you 500 times your potential return. Yes, that’s risking $500 for $1 in profit. We don’t need to go on about how bad of an idea that is.
AVOID.
Against the spread
Back HOUSTON -28.5 (-118) laying the big points. The Cougars routed Jackson State with a big number in the opener, and it should be able to push past the Ragin’ Cajuns’ by blanketing Louisiana +28.5 (-105) with a suffocating defense on Houston’s home floor.
Louisiana struggled to get the job done at the offensive end against Kent State in a loss, and that’s a MAC team, not a top-10 national title contender. This one is about to get ugly.
Over/Under
UNDER 138.5 (-115) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Cajuns are going to have trouble solving Houston’s defense, but the concern is if the Cougars are able to roll up big numbers at home against Louisiana. It won’t take much for UH to get this one into the Over column, so be careful.
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